2 women cited for prostitution after sting at Highland Township massage business

A massage parlor sting conducted by Oakland County Sheriff's deputies in Highland Township this month resulted in prostitution citations being issued to the two women working inside the small business.

The sting took place after neighbors complained about a man sitting for 10 hours a day in a truck at the rear of the business. Neighbors also said only men entered the business, sometimes at late hours.

No one answered a phone call to the business Wednesday and the "open" light was not on at midday.

Undercover officers entered Acupuncture Laser Therapy Clinic, located in a plaza just east of The Weal Inn at 3001 E. Highland Road, through the back door around 8 p.m. on Aug. 1.

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A Sheriff's Office report of the sting listed the name of the business owner as Yu Wei Graham of White Lake.

When officers entered, they were greeted by an "Asian woman" and told about rates.

According to the first officer's account, he was asked by a young blonde woman to go into a room and get undressed. He lay naked on a massage table and the blonde massaged his back, neck, legs and feet.

The report said she told him he had a "cute butt" and that he was tan.

"She asked where I worked and I told her the Road Commission," he said in the report.

She left the room and he heard her lock the back door.

The officer said he was going to stay a full hour. She asked him to roll over onto his back and applied massage oil to the front of his body.

The woman removed her shirt, exposing her breasts. She was topless during the rest of the massage. She moved the officer's genitals and applied oil to that area, according to the report.

She stroked his genitals and he told her "it was not necessary to do that."

The report said, "She exhaled and said, 'Thank you, you don't want a happy ending?'" The officer said no. She then finished the massage. He paid $50 and a $20 tip, and left, meeting up with Sheriff's officers waiting outside.

The other undercover officer was in a separate room with the Asian woman known as "Jenny."

She asked the officer to remove his clothes and he kept his boxer shorts on.

He was massaged and after a half hour, told Jenny he'd pay for an hour.

She asked him to removed his shorts and left to get a towel.

When Jenny returned, she had the officer roll onto his back and she covered his genitals with a towel. She then asked if he wanted to be massaged all over and he said yes.

Jenny rubbed his chest and worked her way down to his genitals, the report said.

At this point Sheriff's officers entered the building, yelling "Police."

Citations were issued to Hong Zhu Jackson, 42, and Stephanie Nurkala, 31, both of White Lake. The women were charged under a local township ordinance prohibiting prostitution.

Jackson's case is still in the court system. Nurkala pleaded to disorderly conduct Aug. 20, according to Lt. Chris Wundrach.

On the night of the sting, Nurkala told deputies she had worked at the business since February. She said the most men she had seen in one day was seven or eight.

She said oral sex and "possibly more" goes on at the business.

Nurkala told deputies that the owner watches video in the business to see how many customers were at the business. Jackson told deputies she had worked for Yu for four years.

The business appears under several erotic websites.

Highland Township officials said massage parlors are licensed by the state.